NMFS and DNR project managers inspecting installation of sheet metal which will house the SRT.

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NMFS and DNR project managers inspecting installation of sheet metal which will house the SRT.

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Workers installing sheet metal

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Sediments at the Big Island restoration site are pumped into the rectangular area after being dredged from the main channel of the project. The deposition of these sediments will help create new wetland habitat.

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Taken at a higher elevation than the previous image, this image shows the pumping of sediments into the restoration area.

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The spilt of a tributary channel shows the beginning of a delta lobe. The restoration work is intended to create a delta pattern. This image illustrates the success of the project as demonstrated by the formation of the delta lobe.

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A bucket dredge, the Captain Bufford Berry, working to create the containment dike.

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A bucket dredge at work.

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An aerial view of the restoration site. The containment dike, in the left corner, will soon hold the created wetlands that will abut the natural marsh.

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A containment dike, looking east toward the main channel of the Atchafalaya River.

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The small dredge in the center of the image, the Katrina, is an hydraulic dredge that pumps sediments into the containment area.

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A close up image of the containment areas.

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The containment areas at the Big Island restoration site.

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A ground view of the containment dike at the restoration site.

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The containment dike at the restoration site.

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A close-up view of the containment dike and the newly emerging created wetlands.

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A view of the emerging wetlands at the Big Island restoration site.

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Roseate spoonbills wade in the emerging wetlands created by the restoration project at Big Island.

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Roseate spoonbills in flight.

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This image shows the vegetated edge of the containment dike in the center of the main project dike off the newly dredged project channel.

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Another view of the vegetated edge of the containment dike.

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The containment dike as seen from a distance, the murky water indicates the rich sediment sources of the Atchafalaya River.